Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (10th Anniversary) 2LP Blue Marbled Vinyl

Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (10th Anniversary)

"How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", the third album by Florence & The Machine, is here. The fragile power woman Florence Welch has used the break since 2012 to develop a more direct, grounded sound for her extremely personal songs.

The approach for the new album "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" was for Florence & The Machine to convey the real Florence directly. This goes hand in hand with a leaner sound and is somewhat rockier. Strong emotions such as desire and despair, addiction and supposed hopelessness still dominate the songs, only now they are less metaphorical and taken directly from Florence W.'s life.

From big ballads with lush instrumentation to electronic and minimalist songs, "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" contains everything Florence & The Machine need to convey their universe appropriately. The wonderful thing about this somewhat reduced and therefore clearer production is the fact that Florence Welch's brilliant voice and great talent now stand out even more clearly. As if chiseled in stone - or rather in emotion - the front woman stands out in every song. She may be desperate, but the power of her voice puts the strongest enemies to flight.

With "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", Florence & The Machine celebrate life in their world-wearied way. This not only stirs up the singer, but also her listeners. But as soon as you have listened to the strongly conceived album, you feel better. Cleansed. Strengthened.

2025 celebrates the 10th anniversary of 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful', Florence + The Machine's third studio album, originally released in 2015. The album entered the official charts in the UK at No. 1 and became their third consecutive No. 1 album. It also reached number 1 on the US Billboard charts and was in the top 10 most released countries in Australia, Canada and Switzerland. The album sold over a million copies worldwide and was certified BPI Platinum in the UK. It contains the hit singles "What Kind of Man", "Ship to Wreck", "Queen of Peace" and "Delilah". The album was nominated five times for the Grammy Award and was also shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2015.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful", UMR is releasing the original album in a limited edition on blue marble vinyl. In a single sleeve with 2 printed inner pages and a 4-page booklet.

Tracklist:
A1 Ship To Wreck 3:54
A2 What Kind Of Man 3:36

B1 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful 5:34
B2 Queen Of Peace 5:07
B3 Various Storms & Saints 4:09

C1 Delilah 4:53
C2 Long & Lost 3:15
C3 Caught 4:24

D1 Third Eye 4:20
D2 St. Jude 3:45
D3 Mother 5:52

Label: Island
Released: 2015/2025